Howard Hughes calls off Seaport condo tower plans

ARIEL@THEREALDEAL.COM
DEC 16, 2015 11:00 AM

Updated: 4:39 p.m., Dec 16: After grappling with opponents for years, Howard Hughes Corp. canceled plans to build a 40-plus story condo/hotel at the former site of the Fulton Fish Market at the South Street Seaport.

“There will be no residential tower on the site,” Christopher Curry, a Howard Hughes vice president told a meeting of Community Board 1 on Tuesday. The firm will build a smaller commercial building instead. Curry didn’t explain the company’s logic or offer any details, DNAinfo reported.

“We continue to work on a revised mixed-use development plan taking into account feedback from the community and elected officials which requests the omission of a residential tower.”[DNAinfo] – Ariel Stulberg

Correction: A previous version of this article stated that another Howard Hughes project at the Seaport, Pier 17, was just approved by the Landmarks Preservation Commission. It was actually approved in 2013. The recent approval was minor modifications to the plan. A statement from the developer was also added.